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Zicatela surf break

Zicatela surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Zicatela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zicatela sea temperature is
28.5° C
 (Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zicatela today?

The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 8AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)151616161316141414141414141313131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5648505041948011811881818075102116116114114113111921019983
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
10
S
15
S
5
SSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
0.62
12:26AM
0.98
12:28PM
0.61
1:17AM
0.98
1:27PM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
0.33
5:19PM
0.20
7:17AM
0.31
6:12PM
0.21
8:09AM
0.29
7:08PM
0.22
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------6:58-----
Sunset-----6:15-------6:15-------6:16--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242426282826252322222528282524232323262828262524
Feels °C (?)262527292929272320202428292827252423272829292726
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